Brynmenyn | |
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Location | Brynmenyn, Glamorgan Wales |
Coordinates | 51°33′02″N3°34′51″W / 51.5505°N 3.5807°W Coordinates: 51°33′02″N3°34′51″W / 51.5505°N 3.5807°W |
Grid reference | SS905847 |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Llynvi and Ogmore Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
12 May 1873 | Opened as Brynmenin |
1886 | Name changed to Brynmenin |
5 May 1958 | Closed |
Brynmenyn railway station served the village of Brynmenyn, in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1873 to 1958 on the Garw Valley Railway.
The station was opened as Brynmenin on 12 May 1873 by the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway. Its name was changed to Brynmenyn in 1886, although the old spelling remained in the handbook of stations until 1890. The station closed on 5 May 1958. [1] [2]
The Garw Valley Railway is the trading name of the Bridgend Valleys Railway Company Limited. It operates a short section of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 instandard gauge railway located in South Wales, which is being recreated as a heritage railway. Formerly part of the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway (L&OR) and built by the Great Western Railway (GWR), the line was used for freight and passenger services, with most of the track still in place between Brynmenyn and Pontycymer. The project currently has a train shed at Pontycymer, and hopes to initially offer brake van rides between Pontycymer and Pant-y-Gog, a distance of 0.5 miles (0.8 km).
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Llangeinor Line and station closed | Llynvi and Ogmore Railway Garw Valley Railway | Tondu Line closed, station open | ||
Blackmill Line and station closed | Llynvi and Ogmore Railway Ogmore Valley Railway | Terminus |